FIRST AMENDMENT

SPING, 2014

PROFESSOR ELIZABETH SPAHN

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FINAL EXAM: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014 6:00 – 9:00 PM

3 HOURS OPEN BOOK

SHORT ANSWER ESSAYS

ONLINE EXAM OPTION (TYPING) WILL BE OFFERED

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Material in Parenthesis indicates (Skim Only). This is usually historical material.

* Indicates Landmark or Controlling Modern Case Law

DATE TOPIC PAGES

1/8 (W) Introduction to Free Speech (P. 885 – 898)

1/13 (M) Incitement to Violence – “Clear & Present Danger” –

The Old Test NO LONGER USED [Lochner Era test]

(Schenck; Abrams) (P. 899 – 907)

(Gitlow) (P. 914 – 917)

**Whitney v. California **P. 918 -922

Dennis v. U.S. (P. 923 – 929)

Development of the Modern Legal Test - “Imminent Likelihood” Test

*Brandenburg v. Ohio P. 931 - 934

*NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware P. 934 n. 2

*Planned Parenthood v. Amer Coalition of Life P. 935

1/15 (W) Fighting Words and Hostile Audiences P. 938 – 955

Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire

*Cohen v. CA

Feiner v. NY; Edwards, Cox & Gregory

Permits and Permit Fees P. 948 – 950 notes 2 & 3

1/20 (M) Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Day – NO CLASSES

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1/22 (W) Injury to Reputation and Sensibility p. 978 - 1009

*New York Times v. Sullivan

*Gertz v. Welch

Dun & Bradstreet; Hustler Mag v. Falwell; Cox; Florida Star;

*Bartnicki v. Vopper

*Snyder v. Phelps 131 S. Ct. 1207 (2011)

*US v. Alvarez 132 S. Ct. 2537 (2012)

1/27 (M) Hypo Day: Snowden & Wikileaks

1/29 (W) Hate Speech P. 955 - 978

Beauharnais

Collin v. Smith, 578 F. 2d 1196 (7th Cir. 1978)

*R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul

*Virginia v. Black

2/3 (M) Sexually Explicit Expression: Obscenity P. 1015 - 1028

(Roth v. US) Skip or Skim this case – it has been superceded by Miller

*Stanley v. GA

*Miller v. CA

Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton

Jenkins v. GA, Hamling v. U.S. and Smith v. U.S.

*Pope v. Illinois

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2/5 (W) Sexually Explicit but Non-Obscene Expression P. 1035 - 1053

Nudity Bans

SKIP Young v. American Mini Theatres

*Renton v. Playtime Theatres

City of Los Angeles v. Alameda Books

Child Pornography

*New York v. Ferber

2/10 (M) “New” Media: Radio, TV, Dial Porn, Internet

P. 1053 - 1074

*FCC v. Pacifica Foundation

*FCC v. Fox Television

Captive Audiences p. 1060 n. 2

Sable Communications v. FCC

SKIP pages 1063 – 1064 Denver Area Ed Telecommunications v. FCC

*U.S. v Playboy Entertainment Group

*Reno v. ACLU

*Ashcroft v. ACLU II (2004)

2/12 (W) Underground Markets P. 1075 - 1084

Crush Videos:*U.S. v. Stevens, 130 S. Ct. 1577 (2010)

*Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition

Sexually Explicit Video Games: *Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Ass’n, 131 S. Ct. 2729 (2011)

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2/17 (M) Washington’s Birthday – NO CLASSES

2/19 (W) Commercial Speech P. 1085 - 1110

*VA Bd of Pharmacy v. VA

*Central Hudson Gas v. Public Service Comm’n

(SKIM 44 Liquormart v. RI)

*Lorrillard Tobacco v. Reilly

*Thompson v. Western States Med. Center

*Sorrell v. IMS Health Co., 131 S. Ct. 2653 (2011)

2/20 THURSDAY – MONDAY SCHEDULE

Hypos: Hate, Obscene & Explicit Speech, Commercial Speech

2/24 (M) Content Based v. Content Neutral P. 1111 - 1156

*U.S. v. O’Brien

*Texas v. Johnson

*Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, 130 S. Ct. 2705 (2010)

* U.S. v. Alvarez, 132 S. Ct. 2537 (2012) p. 1004 – 1009

2/26 (W) Overbreadth, Vagueness & Prior Restraints (Licensing)

P. 1277 – 1318

*Near v. Minnesota

*The Pentagon Papers Case

*Nebraska Press Ass’n v. Stuart

3/3 & 3/5 SPRING BREAK - NO CLASSES

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3/10 (M) Time, Place & Manner Regulations P. 1156 - 1200

Public Forums & Public Property

*City Council v Taxpayers for Vincent

*Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence

Abortion Clinic Protests

Other Forums: Libraries, Jails & Schools; Buses, Theaters & Military Bases

3/12 (W) Public, Private or Designated- Purpose Forums 1201 - 1222

*Perry Education Assn. v. Perry Local Educators P. 1201 – 11203

*U.S. v. American Library Assoc. P. 1215 – 1218

*Christian Legal Society Chapter of Univ. of California Hastings College of Law v. Martinez, 130 S. Ct. 2971 (2010) P. 1218 - 1221

Shopping Malls: Hudgens v. NLRB P. 1222

3/17 (M) Religious Speech on Public Property P. 1222 – 1228

Public Schools P. 1228 – 1241

3/19 (W) Hypos: Content Based/Content Neutral, Overbreadth Vagueness & Prior Restraint, Time, Place & Manner Regulations, Public, Private and Designated Purpose Forums, Religious Speech on Public Property and Public School Speech

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3/24 (M) Public Employee Speech: P. 1242 - 1254

*Pickering v. Bd. Of Ed

*Connick v. Myers

Stripper Cop (City of San Diego v. Roe) P. 1251

*Garcetti v. Ceballos P. 1251 - 1253

Patronage: [Party Affiliations] P. 1254 - 1261

Branti v. Finkel

Rutan v. Republican Party

Political Kickback Cases (Umbehr & O’Hare Truck)

P. 1259 n. 5

3/26 (W) Government Subsidized Speech P. 1261 - 1277

*Regan v. Taxation with Representation

*FCC v. League of Women Voters

*Rust v. Sullivan

*Rosenberger v. UVa

*NEA v. Finley

*Legal Services Corp v. Velazquez

*U.S. v. American Library Assoc.

*AID v. Alliance for Open Society Int’l, 133 S. Ct. 2321 (2013)

Supplement P. 41 - 46

3/31 (M) Hypos: Public Employee Speech, Patronage, Government Subsidized Speech

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4/2 (W) Money & Political Campaigns P. 1383 – 1433

*Buckley v. Valeo

*First Nat’l Bank of Boston v. Bellotti

McConnell v. FEC

FEC v. Wisc Rt to Life

Davis v. FEC, 128 S. Ct. 2759 (2008)

*Citizens United v. Federal Election Comm’n, 130 S. Ct. 876 (2010)

*Arizona Free Enterprise Club’s Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett, 131 S.Ct. 2806 (2011)

*Am. Tradition P’ship v. Bullock, 132 S. Ct. 2490 (2012)

4/7 (M) Review Hypos: Money & Political Campaigns

4/9 (W) Freedom of the Press P. 1433 – 1475

*Globe Newspaper v. Superior Court p. 484 n. 4

*Press Enterprise v. Superior Court (I & II) p. 486 -487

*Branzburg v. Hayes

*Minneapolis Star & Tribune v. Minn. Comm’r Rev

*Reno v. ACLU

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4/14 (M) Religion: the Free Exercise Clause P. 1477 - 1525

*Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah

Locke v. Davey

Sherbert v. Verner

*Wisconsin v. Yoder

U.S. v. Lee

Bob Jones Univ. v. U.S.

Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Ass’n

*Emp. Div. Dept. Of HR v. Smith

*Gonzalez v. OCentro Espirita

* Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church v. EEOC, 132 S. Ct. 694 (2012)

4/16 (W) Religion: the Establishment Clause: Aid to Parochial Schools

P. 1526 - 1556

Everson v. Bd of Ed

*Mueller v. Allen

*Zelman v. Simmons-Harris

4/21 (M) NO CLASSES – PATRIOTS’ DAY

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4/22 (TUESDAY – MONDAY SCHEDULE)

Establishment Clause – Public Schools, 10 Commandments

p. 1556 - 1604

*Lee v. Weisman

Edwards v. Aguillard

*Lynch v. Donnelly

*Capitol Square Review Board v. Pinette

*McCreary County v. ACLU of KY

*Van Orden v. Perry

*Pleasant Grove City v. Summum, P. 1226 – 1228

4/23 (W) Review Hypos

FINAL EXAM: Wednesday, 4/30 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

3 Hours, OPEN BOOK

Short Answer Essays

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